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In the year 1939

1,208 Notable birthdays

Walter Weller

Austrian conductor (1939–2015).

Born November 30th, 1939 in Vienna.

Died June 14th, 2015 at 75 years old in Vienna.

William Van Horn

American comic book writer and illustrator.

Born February 15th, 1939 (age 87 years) in Oakland.

Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson

Icelandic politician.

Born February 21st, 1939 (age 87 years) in Ísafjörður. [ref]

Álvaro Pombo

Spanish writer.

Born June 23rd, 1939 (age 86 years) in Santander.

Chang Sang

Prime minister of south korea.

Born October 3rd, 1939 (age 86 years) in Ryongchon County.

Tony Allen

English association football player (1939–2022).

Born November 27th, 1939 in Stoke-on-Trent.

Died December 2nd, 2022 at 83 years old in Stoke-on-Trent. [ref]

György Schöpflin

Hungarian academic and politician (born 1939).

Born November 24th, 1939 in Budapest.

Died November 19th, 2021 at 81 years old in Budapest. [ref]

Niels Helveg Petersen

Danish politician (1939-2017).

Born January 17th, 1939 in Odense.

Died June 3rd, 2017 at 78 years old in Tullebølle Parish (esophageal cancer). [ref]

Ole Ellefsæter

Norwegian sportsman and singer.

Born February 15th, 1939 in Furnes.

Died October 18th, 2022 at 83 years old in Ringsaker Municipality. [ref]

Aida Imanguliyeva

Azerbaijani academic (1939–1992).

Born October 10th, 1939 in Baku.

Died September 19th, 1992 at 52 years old in Baku (cancer).

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